Barry Krissoff is Deputy Director for Research and Planning for ERS’s Market and Trade Economics Division. His research has focused on the economics of international trade and trade policy, technical barriers to trade, food labeling and traceability, with particular interest in specialty crops.

Background:

Before assuming his current position, Barry served as Chief of Specialty Crops Branch and senior economist at ERS. Prior to his tenure at ERS, Barry was an Assistant Professor at Western Michigan University and an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Education:

Barry received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia. He holds a Masters Degree in economics from Hunter College, City of New York and an undergraduate degree from Herbert Lehman College, City of New York.

Professional Affiliations:

Barry is an active member of the American Association of Agricultural Economists and a member of the International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium.

Donovan, Jason and Barry Krissoff. An Analysis of the U.S. Orange Juice Industry. In Burfisher, Mary et al., Perspectives on U.S. Agriculture and the Free Trade Area of the Americas. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, AER 827, April 2004.